Play has gained increasing interest among progressive-minded managers as an important
driver of motivation and productivity in work contexts. Despite its popularity in contemporary …

This article introduces the concept of playful work design—the process through which
employees proactively create conditions within work activities that foster enjoyment and …

This study uses proactive work behavior and job demands–resources (JD-R) theories to
propose that employees can use two proactive behavioral strategies to improve the internal …

High-quality connections (HQCs) are short-term, dyadic interactions that are positive in
terms of the subjective experience of the connected individuals and the structural features of …

The recent emphasis on positive leadership has revolutionised traditional approaches to
leading and managing. Producing extraordinarily high performance, generating positively …

The implementation of game mechanics (like points or leadersboards) in a serious context is
called “gamification”. In this explorative analysis of a single case participants of an online …

In recent years, organizations have expended considerable effort and resources to develop
and improve managers' leadership skills through various forms of play. I explore the role of …

This study investigates how employees may use proactive work strategies to satisfy their
basic psychological needs during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We …

As change management becomes an essential ingredient of organizations' performance, the
body of literature describing successful and unsuccessful change management initiatives …

Application-layer overlay networks have recently emerged as a promising solution for live
media multicast on the Internet. A tree is probably the most natural structure for a multicast …